With all the baseball awards having been given out, the concentration now shifts to free agents and random news. Here is just some things that have my interest in the cold of winter:
- The CC , Teixiera, and Manny Sweepstakes are officially underway. While I am nervous about the Dodgers stepping up, I still think LA will sign Manny. And while I find it intriguing that Teixiera may end up with the Nats, DC needs pitching more than another bat. OK, they need everything. But he will probably end up with Anaheim. CC will sign with the Yankees, especially now that Mussina retired. Speaking of...
- So Mike Mussina is done. And the ridiculous debate begins- is he a Hall of Famer? Before this is decided, can we please get back to Jack Morris, Bert Blyleven, and even Orel Hershiser? All three were big game pitchers who won championships and Cy Youngs, and were at some point considered the dominant pitcher in their league. Mussina has never been any of those things. His stats are great, but I don't think that's enough until these other pitchers are given fair consideration.
- Yankees owner George Steinbrenner officially handed over control to son Hal (not Hank, to many comics' dismay). I have never been a fan of Steinbrenner, who fired managers every other day and started the ridiculous free agent salaries back in the '70's. But I can appreciate what he did for the Yankees, who were in serious trouble when he bought the team in 1973. He made them a team to be revered and hated again, leading them to 6 championships in the last 35 years.
2 comments:
I hate to burst your bubble, but unfortunately the bulldog did not receive enough consideration his first time on the ballot and will not be on any future ballots and now must wait and hope that the veterans committee will give him some help. He better not hold his breath though with those guys
Oh, I know, and it's a damn shame. I was absolutely amazed when he didn't get the 5%. The voters are so consumed with surface stats, W-L, homers, etc, that they look at nothing else.
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